Head position adjusting device in cassette tape recorders

Abstract

A head position adjusting device in a cassette tape recorder includes a movable head base supporting a head thereon, a pivotally movable play lever operatively coupled to the movable head base for moving the head toward and away from a cassette tape loaded in a prescribed position, a pin by which the head base and the play lever are interconnected with a clearance, and an adjustment screw for adjusting the relative position of the head base and the play lever. The head position adjusting device also includes a first connector plate mounted on the head base and a second connector plate mounted on the play lever and movable relatively to the first connector plate, the adjustment screw being threaded through the first connector plate and having an end held in abutment against the second connector plate.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A head position adjusting device in a cassette tape recorder, comprising: (a) a movable head base supporting a head thereon;   (b) a pivotally movable play lever having an end operatively coupled to said movable head base for moving said base and head toward and away from a cassette tape loaded in a prescribed position;   (c) a pin by which said head base and said end of said play lever are interconnected; and   (d) an adjustment screw for adjusting the relative position of said head base and said end of said play lever at the interconnection therebetween,   wherein a first connector plate is mounted on said head base and a second connector plate is mounted on said end of said play lever and movable relatively to said first connector plate, said adjustment screw being threaded through said first connector plate and having an end held in abutment against said second connector plate, and   wherein said first connector plate has an oblong hole having a dimension which provides a clearance to said pin for accommodating adjustment of the relative positions of said head base and end of said play lever by said adjustment screw, said pin being mounted on said play lever and extending through said second connector plate into said oblong hole within said clearance.